Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 8,177 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

Bacon's Rebellion--The Burning of Jamestown, 1676
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Bacon’s Rebellion (1676)
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Joshua [“Josh”] Gibson (1911-1947)
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Afro-American Council (1898-1907)
St. Emma Military Academy Campus
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St. Frances de Sales School (1896-1970); St. Emma Military Academy (1899-1972)

Explore Global African History

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(1964) Nelson Mandela, “I Am Prepared To Die”
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(1993) Nelson Mandela, “Address to the Nation”
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Belmopan, Belize (1970- )
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Nissim Black (1986- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Remembering Sara Dunlap Jackson (1919-1991)
Minnesota counties
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Slavery and Freedom on the Minnesota Territory Frontier: The Strange Saga of Joseph Godfrey
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Paul Robeson and Japanese Americans, 1942-1949
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Jan Mostaert’s Portrait of a Moor (1520-1530)

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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